ALBA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC272746 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-31

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of roads and motorways

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

106 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2025-11-17
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officers · AP03
2025-11-17
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officers · TM02
2025-10-31
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COXON, Lorna Allan appointed
secretary
2025-10-31
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BOLTON, Susan resigned
secretary
2025-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-01
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CARMICHAEL, Kevin George appointed
director
2022-03-01
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MACLEOD, John appointed
director
2022-03-01
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BOLTON, Susan appointed
secretary
2022-03-01
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MCDONALD, Ross Edward resigned
secretary
2022-03-01
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MACKENZIE, Alan Kenneth resigned
director
2022-03-01
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MORRISON, Alan Craig resigned
director
2022-03-01
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-03-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-04-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-09-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2007-08-08
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MCDONALD, Ross Edward appointed
secretary
2007-08-08
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SMITH, Ian Patrick resigned
secretary
2007-08-08
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KENNEDY, Ciaran Anthony resigned
director
2007-08-08
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MORRISON, Alan Craig appointed
director
2007-08-08
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SMITH, Ian Patrick resigned
director
2007-08-08
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TAYLOR, William resigned
director
2006-07-30
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MORRISON, Alan Craig resigned
director
2006-07-30
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SMITH, Ian Patrick appointed
director
2004-10-04
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BRUCE, Ian Gair appointed
director
2004-10-04
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BRUCE, Lynne appointed
director
2004-10-04
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SMITH, Ian Patrick appointed
secretary
2004-10-04
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DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-10-04
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KENNEDY, Ciaran Anthony appointed
director
2004-10-04
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MACKENZIE, Alan Kenneth appointed
director
2004-10-04
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MORRISON, Alan Craig appointed
director
2004-10-04
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TAYLOR, William appointed
director
2004-10-04
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DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-08-31
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Company incorporated
As ALBA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED
2004-08-31
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DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-08-31
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DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Breedon Trading Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Breedon Trading Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ALBA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED

This company · SC272746

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Breedon Trading Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	27/04/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Breedon Northern Limitedceased 27/04/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-08-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC42110 — Construction of roads and motorways

Registered office

Ethiebeaton Quarry

Kingennie

Monifieth

Angus

DD5 3RB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-14

Last: 2025-08-31